A. CONSTITUTIONS, 1949-1987
Arranged chronologically. one constitution exists for the year 1949 for the Massachusetts State CIO, Industrial Union Council. The rest, representing thirteen different years, are for the Massachusetts AFL-CIO.
B. CONVENTION PUBLICATIONS, 1902-1994
Arranged chronologically. Complete except for a gap from 1919 to 1923. Includes proceedings, reports, resolutions, and yearbooks; not each type of record exists for each year. Proceedings are the most prevalent, included in each year except for the above gap. Reports are the next most represented item; resolutions and yearbooks do not appear in the collection until 1964. Two copies have been kept where possible.
C. MERGER MATERIAL, 1955-1958
Arranged alphabetically by subject. Includes correspondence, minutes, reports, agreements, and memoranda documenting the negotiations between the State Federation and the Massachusetts State CIO, which lead to their merger in 1958.
D. CONVENTION FILES, 1957-1991
Arrangement is chronological; for the years 1981 to 1987, further arrangement within each year is alphabetical by subject. These records consist of correspondence, agenda, resolutions, lists, speeches, tickets, and invoices. Records of the Massachusetts State CIO conventions exist for 1957 and 1958; records of the merger convention exists for 1958; thereafter, all material pertains to the Massachusetts AFL-CIO. Contact sheets have been removed from folder 161, and can be found in Series 5, Subseries D.
E. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETINGS, 1962-1993
Arranged chronologically. Consists of Minutes, agendas, reports, and correspondence. Each year contains these records in that order; not all of the years, however, contain each of the four types of records. Executive Officers meetings are included here, and are identified as such in the container list. For those dates preceded by an asterisk, an audio recording of the meeting exists, and can be found in Series 5, Subseries E.
F. PRESIDENT'S FILES, ARTHUR R. OSBORN, 1982-1990
Arranged alphabetically by subject. Includes correspondence, memoranda, appointment books, reports, lists, notes, speeches, statements, and clippings. These are the files of Arthur Osborn, who served as president from 1979 to 1990. Biographical information about Osborn can be found in folder 817. This folder is at the end of the subseries--out of alphabetical order---as it was artificially created, and this seemed the most logical placement in order to maintain the integrity of the other records.
G. SECRETARY-TREASURER'S FILES, 1982-1990
Arranged alphabetically by subject. Consists of correspondence, memoranda, appointment books, clippings, and reports. Most of the material is from the term of Robert J. Haynes, who has served as secretary-treasurer from 1986 to the present. The material prior to this date pertains to the term of George Carpenter, who served from 1981 to 1986.
H. EDUCATION COMMITTEE, 1968-1993
Arranged alphabetically by subject. Includes minutes, agenda, correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, and programs. Photographs of the Scholarship Awards Program from 1981 to 1984 have been removed, and can be found in Series 5, Subseries D.
I. COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION (COPE), 1927-1992
Arranged alphabetically by subject. Consists of by-laws, correspondence, notes, clippings, questionnaires, lists, speeches, flyers, endorsements, minutes, and printed material.
The records in this subseries document statewide and national campaigns for office and referenda, from 1981 to 1992. Included in this subseries are the records of Frontlash, the branch of COPE that works to involve young people in the political process, covering 1980 to 1990. Information about Frontlash can be found in folders 995, 996, 1030, 1037, and 1038. The "Official Labor Record of the Massachusetts Legislature," a COPE publication that lists Massachusetts legislators and their voting records on labor issues, can be found in this subseries for the years 1927 to 1983. Photographs have been removed from folders 1019, 1026, 1030, and 1033, and can be found in Series 5, Subseries D. In addition, a phonograph record has been removed from folder 1042, and can be found in Series 5, Subseries E.
J. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, 1973-1989
Arranged alphabetically by subject. Contains correspondence, clippings, flyers, reports, speeches, and statements. These records include material on legislation in the state of Massachusetts relevant to labor, such as right-to--know legislation.
K. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES DEPARTMENT, 1989-1991
Arranged alphabetically by subject. Includes correspondence, memoranda, minutes, lists, flyers, statements, and a speech.
L. NEWSLETTERS, 1963-1995
Arrangement is chronological within two different formats, both of which are entitled "Massachusetts Labor Leader." The Standard Format, printed on legal size paper, covers the years 1963, and 1982 to 1995; it is published irregularly, and is more comprehensive in coverage. The Newspaper Format, spanning 1981 to 1991, is published quarterly, and generally focuses on a fewer number of larger events and issues.
M. SUBJECT FILES, 1975-1991
Arranged alphabetically by subject. Includes correspondence, memoranda, clippings, reports, minutes, speeches, flyers, and statements. Photographs and negatives have been removed from folder 1159, and can be found in Series 5, Subseries D.
N. MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS, 1965-1992
Arranged chronologically, these consist entirely of printed material: COPE rules, a worker's compensation booklet, and a directory of Massachusetts legislators.
